Basal ultrasensitive LH assay: A useful tool in the early diagnosis of male pubertal delay?

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 589-596

  Sequera, Ana M ^a   Fideleff, Hugo L ^a   Boquete, Hugo R ^a   Pujol, Andrea B ^a   Suárez, Martha G ^a   Ruibal, Gabriela F ^a  

^a Hospital General De Agudos Teodoro Alvarez   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diagnosis in male pubertal delay; LH basal ultrasensitive assay; LH immunofluorometric assay; Male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; Male pubertal delay

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; GONADORELIN TEST; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PUBERTY; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HYPOGONADISM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; ROC CURVE;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, DELAYED; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036013241     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2002.15.5.589     Document Type: Article

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